Steve Freeman

We went to see Wall-e last week, the tale of a humble garbage-collecting robot that finds love and a bigger purpose. It’s very good: good story, great jokes and animation, and the most amazing CG-rendered images—with some minor subliminal promotion for Apple. I especially recommend seeing it if you’re near a cinema with digital projection.

So, [...]

Is it just me, or is this the scariest possible news story?

“[...] we were profoundly shocked to read that zooplankton abundance has declined by about 73% since 1960 and about 50% since 1990. This is a biodiversity disaster of enormous proportions.”

The comment is based on data from DEFRA’s Marine Programme Plan, see the graph on [...]

From a remarkable discussion on Mark Guzdial’s blog, in the comments to this post, Alan Kay (the original Grumpy Old Man) writes:

But I think the principle is clear and simple: there are thresholds that have to be achieved before one can enter various conversations and processes. “Air guitar and attitude” won’t do.

“Air guitar” is a [...]